Flesh Eating Bacteria Newswire

Rochester General Hospital said it's treated multiple people for necrotizing faciitis, known as flesh eating bacteria. Although the hospital said it wouldn't discuss any specific cases, it said it has isolated the patients in conformity with modern protection measures.
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Rochester N.Y- There is no word on the conditions of two people hospitalized with the flesh-eating bacteria, also known as necrotizing fasciitis The infection is rare develops when a strep infection spreads to body tissue. The patients are at Rochester General Hospital.
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Multiple cases of a flesh eating bacteria have been confirmed in our area, so we're taking a closer look at the strain that doctors say is causing it. On Saturday, Rochester General Hospital officials confirmed they're treating patients for a flesh eating bacteria called Necrotizing Fasciitis, which can be fatal if not quickly and properly treated.
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With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The pathogen that causes conditions from strep throat to flesh-eating disease is among them, but scientists have now found a tool that could help them fight it: a drug approved to treat HIV .
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Officials at Rochester Regional Health System tell News 10NBC that patients have been treated for necrotizing fasciitis, commonly referred to as flesh eating bacteria, at Rochester General Hospital. Federal health care privacy laws prevent officials from sharing specific patient information, but they say none of the cases have been contracted within the hospital.
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Vaccines which actually provide protection against a target infection are slow to perfect, Jenner and the Cowpox/Smallpox model not-withstanding. Rheumatic Fever, is no longer a significant public health problem in the developed world.
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The glamorous dresses, glitter ball and gallant moves make television gold, but The People's Strictly taught us something was missing from the past 12 series ordinary people. Michael is dancing with Aliona Vilani in memory of his son, Dave, who died of Meningitis aged 13 in 1999.
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The glamorous dresses, glitter ball and gallant moves make television gold, but The People's Strictly taught us something was missing from the past 12 series ordinary people. Michael is dancing with Aliona Vilani in memory of his son, Dave, who died of Meningitis aged 13 in 1999.
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There aren't many people who've watched Strictly Come Dancing, and haven't imagined themselves parading down the steps and taking to the floor with the pros. Now, for the first time in its year 11-year history, six members of the general public are set to become the new stars of the show.
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With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The pathogen that causes conditions from strep throat to flesh-eating disease is among them, but scientists have now found a tool that could help them fight it: a drug approved to treat HIV.
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A holidaymaker is lucky to be alive after a tiny cut was infected by FLESH-EATING bacteria which removed so much tissue you could see his tendons. The 25-year-old network engineer, from Melbourne, Australia, was out with friends on Christmas Day when he slipped and cut his left leg on some metal.
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And there's also a pretty incredible Andrew Bynum story tucked in there somewhere, which I'll let you discover for yourselves. Usually we'd just drop this in a CajFri, but this sizable feature from Friend Of The Blog And Podcast, ESPN The Magazine's Pablo S. Torre is too big and wonderful to not share on its own.
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Our Cannabis Time Capsule excavations first uncovered Maltos-Cannabis marijuana-infused Swedish medicinal treats a few years back, in an 1897 advertisement in the Svensk Amerkanska , a Denver paper for Swedish-speaking immigrants. Now, we've dug up another reference, this time in an actual article from 1895 in the same paper.
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Kasem Al Yateem, a Syrian father of four, was diagnosed with a rare genital gangrene that only 2,000 people in the world have had. A Syrian father of four has received a free medical treatment from a hospital in Abu Dhabi that later saved his life from a rare flesh-eating disease, Gulf News has learned.
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Dad Alex Lewis, 34, lost all four limbs and his lips but not his sense of humour, joking: "I look like a Simpsons character". WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES A dad says the year he lost all four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria was the best of his life.
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Charity fundraiser Heather Parsons who took part in Walk the Test Way in 2013 in a full-length ball gown IT is the ultimate dream for Strictly Come Dancing fans - and it is set to become a reality for an inspirational mum. Heather Parsons will soon find herself foxtrotting on to the dancefloor as one of six contestants chosen to take part in The People's Strictly for Comic Relief.
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Charity fundraiser Heather Parsons who took part in Walk the Test Way in 2013 in a full-length ball gown IT is the ultimate dream for Strictly Come Dancing fans - and it is set to become a reality for an inspirational mum. Heather Parsons will soon find herself foxtrotting on to the dancefloor as one of six contestants chosen to take part in The People's Strictly for Comic Relief.
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This important book is a learning experience for doctors and nurses, as well as an informative lesson for any patient facing a potentially risky procedure. A vibrant woman hangs on the brink of life and death in this candid look at the horrifying results when a medical procedure leaves a patient fighting for her rights.
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